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Democrats in Washington are hoping they can increase their control of the House of Representatives this election year. In the Tampa Bay area, theyâre targeting Gus Bilirakis in Floridaâs Ninth District, and supporting Christine Jennings against GOP freshman Vern Buchanan in Florida's 13th District.

One race where they are not allocating many resources is Floridaâs 12th District, where Republican Adam Putnam is seeking a fifth term in office. Heâs running against Democrat Doug Tudor. Tudor retired earlier this year from the U.S. Navy, and acknowledges his odds of winning arenât great.

WMNF met up with Tudor on Labor Day at the Florida Fairgrounds, where other candidates and elected officials courted potential voters.

Floridaâs 12th Congressional District includes much of Polk, as well as parts of eastern Hillsborough and a small part of Osceola County.

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Tudor Will Represent
JT about over 6 years ago
While Doug Tudor may not have the financial resources and benefit of incumbency that Putnam enjoys, I believe his military backgound and solid middle-class upbringing make him more able to understand the people of the 12th district and therefore make him a better representative for the district. Putnam can't represent what he's never known, that is, what it means to be a working man from a working family. Doug Tudor has degrees in Political Science and Law; he has military experience that Putnam lacks. What does Putnam have except his family's money? The choice is clear to me, elect Doug Tudor.